Friday, July 07, 2006

Cactus Wings News
07Jul-2006


News items
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* Ex-Aeromexico DC-9-30 N481SF [48125, former XA-AMA], previously stored at Goodyear, was painted in the livery of Bravo Air Congo and was scheduled to depart on delivery 07Jul-2006, routing GYR-LNK.

* Shaheen Air B737-200 N224JT [21666, former Canjet C-FHCJ], previously stored at Tucson, ferried TUS-YQT and eastward on 29Jun-2006 on delivery. The aircraft was noted wearing AP-BHG under the stickered US registration.

* Ex-America West B737-300 N323AW [23684], stored at Goodyear, has been re-registered VH-INU in advance of delivery to Air Nauru. It was last noted still wearing a basic America West livery with no titles or logos.

* All-white DHC-8 C-GAAC [047] arrived at Phoenix on 22Jun-2006 and parked at the Mesa Airlines hangar. Noted 30Jun-2006 wearing new registration of N801LR, still all white.


Airport logs
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Phoenix-
20Jun N580AS CV580
22Jun C-GAAC DHC8 a/w
26Jun N724CK B72F Kalitta Charters II
26Jun N756AF B757 Seattle Mariners
28Jun N142PS P-3 USDHS
29Jun N804DE MD11 World
30Jun N720CK B72F Kalitta Charters II

Deliveries
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21Jun B73G N243WN [34863] to Southwest at Phoenix

28Jun B73G N244WN [34864] to Southwest at Phoenix

30Jun B73G N245WN [32506] to Southwest at Phoenix

Aircraft movements
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17Jun
N373US B733 TUS-OAK-HNL
N395US B733 TUS-OAK-HNL

18Jun
AAL9627 MD82 DFW-ROW
UPS9343 MD11 ANC-ROW

19Jun
N1461C F100 MHV-TUL
N246ST B735 VCV-MFR
N516AT B757 TUS-TUL

20Jun
N39019 B190 MZJ-PWA
N491UE JS32 IGM-SHV

22Jun
N315FV MD80 IWA-SJO

23Jun
N375PA B733 airtest MZJ
N854US F100 GTF-MHV
DAL9900 MD88 VCV-OKC
NWA9750 B757 MZJ-SAT (N517US)

24Jun
XNA9371 A300 DAY-MZJ (N371PC)

25Jun
AAL9604 MD80 DFW-ROW

27Jun
N224JT B732 airtest TUS
FDX9068 MD11 GYR-LAX (N805DE)

29Jun
N224JT B732 TUS-YQT
NWA9752 DC93 MZJ-DHN (N967N)

30Jun
N380DL B732 GYR-SMX-SNS-HNL
ABX30 B767 VCV-ILN
NWA9752 B757 MZJ-SAT (N536US)
XNA9370 A300 SCK-MZJ (N370PC)

05Jul
N822US MD80 MHV-TUS
N983US DC93 MZJ-TUS-SAT

06Jul
DAL9900 B732 ATL-VCV

07Jul
N481SF DC93 GYR-LNK*
DAL9900 B732 ATL-VCV
RTN170 B190 MZJ-PWA
XNA9754 B722 YIP-ROW

* - planned movement

Any tie-ups on the above, or anything I may have missed, would be appreciated. It helps keep my database and the Cactus Wings website up to date. Codes can be translated at The Airline Codes Website:
http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/

Photography
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New slides for sale and auction:
http://www.airlinehobby.com/stores/CACTUS_WINGS_PHOTOGRAPHY.cfm
New photos from the region:
http://www.pbase.com/cactuswings/current